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Operations Services Inc. Accepted as Protege in GSA Mentor-Protege Program

Fayetteville, N.C. (August 23, 2011)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a tax exempt 501 c(3) organization which promotes economic development, recently announced that client company, Operations Services Inc. (OSI) was accepted as a protégé to VSE Corporation in the General Services Administration (GSA) Mentor-Protégé Program. 
Under the GSA Mentor-Protégé Program, VSE Corporation, who provide innovative…

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K3 Enterprises Inc. Named as Company to Watch by Center for Economic Development

Fayetteville, N.C. (August 11, 2011)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization which promotes economic development,  announced today that their first graduate client company,  K3 Enterprises, was recently named by the Center for Economic Development (CED)  as one of 25 “North Carolina Companies to Watch.”
The North Carolina Companies to…

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DSTA Graduate K3 Enterprises Ranked 3rd in Triangle’s Top Small Businesses

Fayetteville, N.C. (June 24, 2011)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization which promotes economic development,  announced today that their first graduate client company,  K3 Enterprises, was recently honored by Business Leader magazine as one of the Triangle’s top small businesses, ranking at #3 out of sixty small businesses…

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PDI’s ACCELERATOR PROGRAM CONTINUES TO EXPAND DEFENSE INDUSTRY FOR FAYETTEVILLE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY

Fayetteville, N.C. (June 23, 2011)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a tax exempt 501(c)3 organization which promotes economic development, announced today that their Defense and Security Technology Accelerator (DSTA) program, a  business accelerator that assists entrepreneurs with the rapid development of dual-use defense and security technology solutions, has welcomed three new clients and is…

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PDI Announces Five Finalists for $65K in Economic Development Grant Funds

Fayetteville, N.C. (March 11, 2011)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a 501 (c)3 organization which promotes economic development, is announcing the five finalists chosen to compete for $65K in economic development grant funds.
The five finalists were chosen out of 24 applicants. Technologies submitted to the PDI Call for Defense Technologies Competition varied from Immersive…

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PDI’s FUSION GRANT TO AWARD $65,000 FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 Fayetteville, N.C. (January 28, 2011)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a 501 (c)3 organization which promotes economic development, has increased the amount of economic development grant money being awarded through the PDI Call for Technologies Competition, from $32,000 to $65,000 in cash and client services. The winners will be announced in conjunction with the…

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Partnership for Defense Innovation’s Research & Development Lab Becomes First Tenant In Military Business Park

Fayetteville, N.C. (October 5, 2010)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a tax exempt 501 (c) 3 organization which promotes economic development, has been recognized as the first tenant in the Military Business Park to house their Research & Development (R&D) Lab. The PDI R&D Lab works in partnership with the government, academia and…

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Fayetteville’s Partnership for Defense Innovation Awarded $2.8M in 2010 National Defense Authorization Bill

Fayetteville, NC (January 4, 2010)- The Partnership for Defense Innovation (PDI), a tax exempt 501 c(3) organization which promotes economic development, has been awarded  $2.8M for the completion, testing and validation of a Tactical Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Situational Awareness System that will provide psychological affairs forces the capability to maintain situational awareness and immediately share…

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Military Business Park Lab on Track for Fall Finish

The construction site at the new Military Business Park was so muddy Tuesday that a groundbreaking for the park’s first project was held miles away on a patio.
Dignitaries wearing hard hats used golden shovels to flip sand to mark the start of construction for the Partnership for Defense Innovation’s Research and Development Lab. The 10,000-square-foot…

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PDI To Break Ground on Military Business Park

The Partnership for Defense Innovation plans to break ground next month on a building at the All American Military Business Park being developed near Santa Fe Drive.
PDI President Scott Perry made that announcement Wednesday night during the nonprofit organization’s third annual open house at the Airborne & Special Operations Museum.
Applause followed the news, which Perry…

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